B-17G-15-DL 42-37866
708th SQ — D
Delivered Denver 25/9/43;Harvard 17/10/43; Assigned 708BS/447BG [CQ-D] Rattlesden 19/11/43
Flight listings for 42-37866
These lists are NOT limited to officially credited Combat missions, and may include Aborts, returns and non-takeoff occurrences as well.
| 447th Mission (Date) |
Target |
Pilot |
Notes |
| #2 (30-Dec-43) |
Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Carmack, M. C. |
chart 866, list says 206 |
| #10 (24-Jan-44) |
Frankfurt, Germany |
Widstrom, R. G. |
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| #11 (29-Jan-44) |
Frankfurt, Germany |
Widstrom, R. G. |
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| #12 (30-Jan-44) |
Brunswick, Germany |
Rozmus, H. A. |
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| #13 (03-Feb-44) |
Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
Widstrom, R. G. |
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| #14 (04-Feb-44) |
Frankfurt, Germany |
Widstrom, R. G. |
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| #16 (06-Feb-44) |
Evreux-Fauville, France |
Widstrom, R. G. |
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| #17 (08-Feb-44) |
Weisbaden, Germany |
Morley, R. E. |
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| #18 (10-Feb-44) |
Brunswick, Germany |
Rozmus, H. A. |
was spare, originally in #127 |
| #21 (21-Feb-44) |
Diepholz, Germany |
Widstrom, R. G. |
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| #23 (25-Feb-44) |
Regensburg, Germany |
Stenvig, J. A. |
swapped planes with Socolofsky |
| #24 (28-Feb-44) |
Bois de la Justice, France |
Pauling, H. S. |
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| #32 (13-Mar-44) |
Bois de la Justice, France |
Widstrom, R. G. |
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| #34 (16-Mar-44) |
Augsburg, Germany |
Stull, E. W. |
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| #36 (20-Mar-44) |
Frankfurt, Germany |
Morrison, H. A. |
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| #39 (26-Mar-44) |
Cherbourg, France area |
Morley, R. E. |
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| #40 (27-Mar-44) |
Merignac, Chartes, France |
Widstrom, R. G. |
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| #42 (01-Apr-44) |
Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Donahue, W. D. |
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| #43 (08-Apr-44) |
Rheine, Germany |
Donahue, W. D. |
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| #44 (09-Apr-44) |
Warnemunde, Germany |
Donahue, W. D. |
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| #45 (10-Apr-44) |
Diest Schaffen, Germany |
Donahue, W. D. |
Ret’d Did not bomb |
| #46 (11-Apr-44) |
Arnimswalde, Poland |
Donahue, W. D. |
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| #47 (13-Apr-44) |
Augsburg, Germany |
Donahue, W. D. |
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| #49 (19-Apr-44) |
Lippstadt / Werl, Germany |
Gilleran, T. W. |
ABORT #1 Eng out |
| #53 (26-Apr-44) |
Brunswick, Germany |
Donahue, W. D. |
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| #55 (27-Apr-44) |
Le Culot, France |
Donahue, W. D. |
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| #56 (29-Apr-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
Donahue, W. D. |
MISSING |
Missing in Action Berlin 29/4/44
Enemy aircraft severe damage tail and set aircraft on fire, crashed Abbenrode, nine miles E b Brunswick, Ger.
| Warren Donahue |
Pilot |
POW |
| Melvin McArdie |
Co-Pilot |
POW |
| Hugh Simms |
Navigator |
POW |
| Bill Gaillard |
Bombardier |
POW |
| Don Sage |
Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner |
POW |
| Carroll Elwell |
Radio Operator |
POW |
| Ken Olson |
Waist Gunner |
POW |
| Norbert Arvin |
Waist Gunner |
POW |
| Bill Lockman |
Ball Turret Gunner |
KIA |
| Joe Pennock |
Tail Gunner |
KIA |
Missing Air Crew Report 4250
Note: This ID is tentative as the serial number is not entirely clear (in the photo below) and we have no separate information confirming Bloated Body as “C”
Possibly mislabeled
447th BG archives previously indicated the Bloated Body nose art was on 42-37866, but recently submitted photos confirm the number as 43-38950, so photo has been moved to that page.
Some photos/information provided by:
Some information and/or images sourced from the American Air Museum database
